1st May 2025 Pallant House Gallery | Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists |17 May – 2 November 2025 For Howard. Howard writing beside David Hockney's pool, Los Angeles, Oct 23rd, 1979, Peter Blake © the artist. Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists17 May – 2 November 2025Pallant House Gallery9 N Pallant, Chichester PO19 1TJThis major exhibition brings together over 130 works that explore artistic relationships, identity, and mutual influence in modern and contemporary British art. Spanning 125 years, it showcases paintings, prints, drawings, photography, sculpture, and installations that capture the distinctive gaze between creative peers. Featuring over 80 artists including Lucian Freud, Lubaina Himid, David Hockney, Howard Hodgkin, Lee Miller, Eric Ravilious, Paula Rego and many more, the exhibition unveils friendships and emulation, as well as homages to earlier artists, through intimate portrayals. From rare portraits of celebrated figures to new commissions, discover connections that have shaped British art and new perspectives on artistic circles, from the Bloomsbury Group to the Young British Artists. The exhibition will include the Hodgkin print DH in Hollywood, 1979 – 1985, a drawing of Hodgkin beside Hockney’s LA swimming pool by Peter Blake and archival photographs of Hodgkin, Blake and Hockney in California, 1979, by Stephen Danko. More information launch
